37ab4257-0927-4a93-8401-fa5c781ce53fThe Ohio Department of Education (ODE), Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) is clarifying section II.5.b of the State Complaint Procedures C-5 Effective 12/12/2014.
]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 04:00:00 GMT6a1eb25e-fedb-4872-b157-41fb6475bb81
Ohio’s IDEA Part B Application Available for Public Comment
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The Department of Treasury¹s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is now accepting and processing applications nationwide from blind or visually impaired individuals who wish to receive a free currency reader.
]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT9ef0311f-60d4-4c6e-916e-e1664813a37fClarification on accessibility and accommodations for new state tests has been released that provides answers to these questions: What are accessibility features and accommodations and how have these changed in the 2014-2015 school year? What are the federal IDEA rules and how does Ohio ensure compliance? How do the new changes impact an IEP team’s decisions?
]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT3ac1cef0-75d1-4f5a-a285-89a6fab373ac
March 9th begins another round of Autism Internet Modules (AIM) courses with Ashland University. For those teachers who need to renew licenses, these are one, two and three credit options that address evidence-based practices for working with students with autism spectrum disorders.
]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMTafcb353b-ad91-49bf-8c00-ef194926482a
SAVE THE DATE!

The Ohio Department of Education's Office for Exceptional Children (ODE/OEC) invites you to participate in Ohio's 2015 Special Education Leadership Conference from Wednesday, September 30, through Thursday, October 1, 2015.

]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT18f1f804-db92-4a11-8a83-60ef65dfc256On December 9, 2014, the Center for Instructional Supports and Accessible Materials (CISAM) will mail a 2015 Federal Quota Registration of Students who are Blind packet on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children requesting the registration of every student attending the school district who is legally blind.
]]>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT722fba77-7832-4153-8f2d-9173b4bf9e6eAccessibility and accommodations on Ohio’s New State Tests are different from the Ohio Achievement Assessments and the Ohio Graduation Tests.
]]>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT7616acf5-486c-4d46-8929-884184efff4dThe Student Inventory for Technology Supports (SIFTS) is a quick and easy web-based survey tool developed primarily to support IEP teams who need assistance in matching student needs and strengths to assistive technology features.
]]>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMTbd8335f4-20a4-44a3-aa29-7747fea942b2Ohio school districts are working to improve their services for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT218c59fb-9229-44ec-9edc-83a9ed6bd017
As you may have heard, EMIS has made two changes that affect special education reporting, and an additional change is expected later this year.
]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT378fae1d-7c75-4bd8-b390-d880e74eca8b

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has announced a program, The Ohio Hearing Aid Assistance Program (OHAAP), that provides assistance to families with children under twenty-one years of age with permanent hearing impairments to purchase hearing aids. Families with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible for the program.

]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT55f40011-7ee5-4810-a061-b1a606c14c2cOLAC recently launched two new webinars facilitated by Brian McNulty: Moving the Work Forward through OPES and Moving the Work Forward through OTES.

]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT5ad38ede-eece-461f-8e8c-d6d66ab267ac
The US Department of Education has released an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Confidentiality Provisions cross-walk.
]]>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT455d49a2-e5f2-4fb3-b14d-ea0a1f1365c2
Special Education Public Hearing Oct. 17, 2014
]]>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT42a30859-017f-4760-a1cd-2851a351f710
Ohio's Caseload Ratio Project Summary
]]>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT05865a33-6309-4cd5-871f-a6a6b269fdea
The data used for the federal child count this year will be October 31. This is 30 days earlier than the previous snapshot date, and the October 31 date will align with other child counts required by state and federal law.

District reporting requirements for student data will not be affected by this change. The only data change will be the date that the Ohio Department of Education uses to extract the student data used for the count. IEPs that were due to be reviewed near the former December 1 reporting date will still be effective on October 31.

]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT7b8cceda-e213-49de-ba9c-077b94743812
The revised Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities became effective on July 1, 2014. The Office for Exceptional Children has provided a brief Summary of Changes to the Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities. For the complete rule text, refer to the Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities or the Ohio Administrative Code.
]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04:00:00 GMT20c8d395-ef53-4e91-9aae-feec27d45bd0
Revised Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities effective July 1, 2014
]]>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:00:00 GMT1d2f7c25-6a18-4377-9cae-718b1bdf73f7
The Office for Exceptional children sent district 2014 Special Education Determination emails to superintendents and special education contacts on Wednesday, June 25.
]]>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 04:00:00 GMTcef289fe-5e84-4dad-b672-10b9d4d7ded2
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs issued state determinations on Wednesday, June 25. Ohio is one of 36 states receiving a determination of “Needs Assistance.”
]]>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 04:00:00 GMTba057b76-1eb7-4d0a-86f4-95e25a309b49
The Special Education Leadership Conference will be held October 14-16, 2014. Registration deadline is October 3rd.
]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT92dbd4fc-eac5-4d96-9373-d6156c308461
Starting in 2016-2017, intervention specialists of students eligible for the Alternate Assessment for students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities in grades 7-12 will need to comply with new requirements to meet highly qualified teacher status.
]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMTcc6e35f0-0762-4825-bfd8-84854a59743b
OEC would like special educators to be aware of changes in EMIS reporting coming for year end.
]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT9530e4f3-f901-41c9-bf4e-78f01190159b
Information for Special Education Directors about NIMAS and AIM from CISAM

]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT90fd9622-2295-4d74-86c2-c075bdd05d9aMemorandum 2013-1 notified districts that an agreed upon IEP can no longer serve as prior written notice (PWN) to families.
]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMTd68acc6f-d052-4746-9848-1fa92e3d0fac
ODE is pleased to announce that we have released two new online instructional modules that address Ohio’s English Language Arts and Mathematics Content Standards-Extended.
]]>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT62cdde79-05a5-4a91-9fb5-38fc599b794f
The entire project is summarized in condensed Executive Summary format.
]]>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT23887eb0-f26c-437f-8b5e-4eb2dbfc1d82
Reminder: Calamity days do not excuse districts from their obligations to meet federally defined timelines.
]]>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT28ade3cf-1639-4802-a6a0-4730c876efeb
The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE) is conducting the 2013 census beginning on Jan. 6 through Feb. 15, 2014.
]]>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT6ae3cc3c-0117-47f8-bf86-9ed991c38a19
As a result of the change to prior written notice (PWN) requirements outlined in Memorandum 2013-1 issued on Dec. 20, 2013, an amendment was needed to Whose IDEA Is This? The Memorandum to Amend Whose IDEA Is This? must now be distributed anytime Whose IDEA Is This? is provided to parents until notice of a revised parent procedural safeguards notice is made available for dissemination.
]]>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT247caba0-4c6f-46c2-ad15-5811ea24ee8b
The Service Delivery Rule in the Operating Standards for Ohio’s Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities provides requirements for determining service provider workloads, ratios of students with disabilities to service provider and the age range of students within a classroom during an instructional period.
]]>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMTbd4f7091-1996-47e3-99e5-ccd5921e4a9fThe U.S. Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), released on January 8th a school discipline guidance package that will assist states, districts and schools in developing solutions to enhance school climate, and improve school discipline policies and practices.
]]>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMTc63713ef-1d52-4c8b-b72c-994f6ebc795c
Effective immediately, IEPs may no longer serve as prior written notice even if the parent agrees with the content of the IEP.
]]>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMTad088608-5b33-47c8-8308-f3b3dcdc7850
The Ohio Department of Education has recently redesigned its entire website, including the Special Education section.
]]>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT70eb1f7c-e191-43b3-b017-7b15bdbbd14c
We updated the structure of the Department of Education's Special Education site to include information from EdresourcesOhio.org.

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Each June for the past 35 years, the Ohio Department of Education has provided required advanced training for school bus drivers, transportation directors and other student transportation drivers. The training is a mix of classroom discussion and hands-on exercises covering driving, student safety on and off the bus, and emergency evacuation.
]]>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMTc6b581fe-7532-4cf6-9655-4dcc705199fa
Guidance documents describing the four pathways for graduation for students with disabilities and the requirements for completing each pathway.
]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT9c6a9ca6-98ab-4528-89db-be055b0136b2
Assistive Technology can help close the achievement gap for students with disabilities.
]]>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT5011c106-5c5f-442b-88d1-e0398f576dc6
The Ohio Department of Education has recently initiated changes to the assessments that are needed for PK–12 educator licensure. The NEW Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) will be aligned with appropriate state and national standards.
]]>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT6609d643-1506-4c56-ac2f-689ad3c0792e
Public input opportunity for IDEA reauthorization open through March 14
]]>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT0c972d2d-7669-45fe-abda-4718daaf0848
Regional Meetings for Public Feedback on Revising the Operating Standards for Students with Disabilities
]]>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT9ce23805-e1ff-43f4-b2f9-63754bacb4c7Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT56d8b237-d8e0-475a-a787-98f0f960234a
April Siegel-Green, Director of Exceptional Children for Chardon Local Schools in Chardon, Ohio since 2007 was presented with the inaugural Kathe Shelby Leadership Award by Sue Zake, Director of the Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education, at Ohio’s Special Education Leadership Conference Award luncheon on September 23, 2012. Other nominees for the Award were also honored at the luncheon.
]]>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMTe58a6843-59c4-427b-b26e-2211a52c9ebc
County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (DD) must validate their child count for the first full week of October 2012. The information from this report is critical to funding calculations. Please complete and return the documents no later than Friday, October 26, 2012.
]]>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMTe7dcb98e-a510-4e7f-b092-8563e77d3e20
Senate Bill 316 established a new requirement related to students with disabilities that becomes effective on September 24, 2012. Per Ohio Revised Code Section 3323.052, each time a school district completes an evaluation for a child with a disability, or undertakes the development, review or revision of the child’s IEP the district shall notify the child’s parent by letter or electronic means about both the Autism Scholarship Program, under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code, and the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program, under Sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code.
]]>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTba66bb10-6def-4b8a-ac85-b5bf1b578076
List of changes to the Guidance Document in October 2011.
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